Organizers believe that if the recall qualifies for the ballot, the progressive district attorney will be removed from office in a landslide.
Campaign organizers seeking to recall embattled Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón submitted 717,000 signatures to election officials Wednesday, July 6, hoping to force an election that could oust him after less than two years on the job.
Imelda Hernandez, of La Habra protests as she holds a picture of her son Christian David Silva, who was murdered in Los Angeles County as organizers deliver 717,000 signatures to start a recall of embattled District Attorney George Gascon in front of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
Protests react as a truck delivers organizers deliver 717,000 signatures needed to start a recall of embattled District Attorney George Gascon in front of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. People hold up signs and chant for the recall of George Gascon as they wait for organizers deliver 717,000 signatures to start a recall of the embattled district attorney in front of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
People react as a truck delivers 717,000 signatures to start a recall of embattled District Attorney George Gascon in front of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. If the recall issue qualifies, the same ballot will ask voters to choose a replacement candidate for district attorney. The candidate with the most votes would capture the election outright without a runoff election.
In a stunning reversal, former Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck withdrew his support for Gascón, saying the public would be better served by a district attorney who “emphasizes the rights of victims and the safety of our police officers.”
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